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Another article describes setting the default filter in Outlook to Unread under View Settings. I did this and found that after doing so, I was no longer able to view Read messages, they just didn't appear in the inbox after setting the Inbox filter to All.
What I'm looking for is a setting that will make Unread the default filter setting, but still allow me to see Read messages when switching the filter to All or Read. Does this setting exist?
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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There's only one reason they would not accept our request; they want us to suffer.
It defies logic, to not have unread emails come up in the window first.
Why would anyone want to see the read emails first?
it defies logic.... Most everyone will agree, that the initial opening window should only be unread messages, there is no other logical reason it should not be.
Why Microsoft thinks otherwise is beyond logical comprehension, especially after so many comments about it.
Need this badly!
Use Gmail
For clarification, this behavior applies to the webapp at https://outlook.office.com/mail/